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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C43400 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5